International football
Mbangula hits hat trick at San Siro as Bologna beat Milan 4-2; Inter go top, Genoa down Juventus
Ruben Amorim's Milan suffer their first Serie A defeat of the season. Inter win 2-0 at Venezia and move top on goal difference ahead of Lazio.
By ANN Newsroom · Newsroom
October 28, 2026, 23:10 · Updated 18:42 · 1 min read
In brief
- Samuel Mbangula scored a hat trick as Bologna won 4-2 at San Siro, handing Milan their first league defeat.
- Inter won 2-0 at Venezia thanks to two own goals and lead with 25 points, level with Lazio.
- Genoa beat Juventus 2-0, Napoli won 4-1 at Monza, and Parma and Udinese drew 0-0.
Round 9 of Serie A, played midweek, produced one of the biggest upsets of the season. Bologna won 4-2 at San Siro against Milan, with a hat trick from Samuel Mbangula, the forward on loan from Werder Bremen. According to ESPN, it was Bologna's first Serie A win at San Siro in more than 10 years.
Second-half turnaround
Mbangula put Bologna ahead in the 8th minute, but Alphadjo Cissè scored twice, in the 14th and 27th minutes, and Milan led 2-1 at halftime. In the 60th minute, an own goal by Davide Bartesaghi leveled the score, and two minutes later Mbangula struck again. He completed his hat trick in the 86th minute. It was Milan's first league defeat this season and their first in Serie A under Ruben Amorim. The Rossoneri remain fifth with 18 points, while Bologna climb to 11th with 11 points.
Inter on top, Juventus fall in Genoa
Inter won 2-0 at Venezia thanks to two late own goals, by Moreno in the 79th minute and Halhal in the 82nd. With the win, the Nerazzurri moved to the top of the table on goal difference, level with Lazio on 25 points.
Juventus were beaten 2-0 in Genoa, where Ehizibue scored in the 12th minute and Baldanzi doubled the lead in the 28th. Napoli won 4-1 at Monza with goals from Højlund, Politano, Rafa Marín and Kevin De Bruyne, while Varela scored for the hosts. Parma and Udinese could not get past a 0-0 draw.
